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Origin & history of Gardenia1
English roots
Gardenia comes from the English tradition, meaning Gardenâs flower.
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How popular is Gardenia?
1992
peak year
Gardenia reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1992, 70 babies received the name (ranked #1969). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10428), with about 10 babies given the name annually. Gardenia's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 1,347 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
70
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,969)
(ranked #1,969)
10
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
100
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,347
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gardenia5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
G7
A1
R9
D4
E5
N5
I9
A1
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Gardenia🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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